Cherries And Cherry Juice Gout Cures
A message from a reader today prompts me to revisit my Cherry Juice Gout page.
The message was about how the reader uses cherries to help gout. More about that later, but first correction of an omission.
I wrote about “Later reports”, without mentioning what they were. The studies include:
- Jacob, Robert et al. Consumption of Cherries Lowers Plamsa Urate in Healthy Women. Journal of Nutrition. 2003 Jun;133(6):1826-9.
- Antioxidant and antiinflammatory activities of anthocyanins and their aglycon, cyanidin, from tart cherries. Journal of natural products 1999 May;62(5):802.
- Consumption of Bing Sweet Cherries Lowers Circulating Concentrations of Inflammation Markers in Healthy Men and Women. Journal of Nutrition 2006 Apr 136: 981-986.
- Cyclooxygenase inhibitory and antioxidant cyanidin glycosides in cherries and berries. Phytomedicine. 2001 Sep;8(5):362-9.
I’ve listed these now on my Cherry Juice Gout page. If you hear about any other interesting studies about cherries or cherry juice (gout related), please let me know.
Of course, none of this means that cherry juice is a cure for gout. I have not noticed significant benefits myself. Reactions will vary from person to person. The anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties of cherries should make them beneficial as part of a well balanced diet.
Your Cherry and Cherry Juice Gout Cures
I’m hoping more people will let me know how they use cherries.
What type?
Raw, cooked or juice?
Interesting cherry recipes?
Just comment below, or send a private message via my contact form. All comments will show near the end of my cherry page on GoutPal.com. You can subscribe to receive emails when new cherry comments are added on that page.
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A reader made the following comment about cherry juice last year:
I’ll be writing more about ACV (Apple Cider Vinegar) soon.
The message that prompted me to look again at my Cherry Juice Gout page:
What’s your experience with cherries? Any relief or no effect? Please add comments below.
I’ve just received the following message:
I won’t bore you with my full reply, but the part that relates to a possible cherry juice gout cure was:
I understand cherry extracts help reduce uric acid level. Are there any other derivatives from cherries in high enough concentrations to lower uric acid levels. Currently my levels is 0.6 over the upper limit. Can you help?
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Luv From Arthur Eyetiss
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This post was based on a private message sent to GoutPal, reproduced anonymously.
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Arthur,
From my understanding of the effects of cherries on gout, raw cherries, juice and extracts all have a positive effect in reducing uric acid. Nobody knows why this is so, but the antioxidants in cherries seem to be the favorite option. If this is so, then all dark berries, e.g. bilberries, blackberries and black currants should have a similar effect.
The main problem is to know if these effects are strong enough to reduce uric acid levels sufficiently. Everything I’ve read about antioxidants recently points to positive effects on uric acid, so an antioxidant rich diet should help.
This is the direction I’m taking with my gout diet plan. I’ll be developing this in more detail here soon.
It makes sense to arrange regular uric acid tests to ensure that any action you take to reduce uric acid is working. Remember, if you do this, that uric acid levels change from day to day, and so it is important to look for a downward trend.
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GoutPal
Some days I think I’m just talking to myself.
Am wondering if pomengrante juice is another juice that can reduce the uric acid effect of gout. health pal
Please see pomegranate juice and gout.